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Learn how the National Ocean Service, part of NOAA, is leading the way to understand, predict, and respond to challenges such as climate change, sea level ri...
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Coral reefs are one of Earths most productive ecosystems both in terms of biology and cold, hard cash. Healthy coral reef ecosystems do everything from supporting millions of jobs to protecting lives and valuable coastal infrastructure, like hotels and roads, from storms and waves. In fact, each year coral reefs pump more than $3.4 billion into th...
Healthy coral reefs support commercial and subsistence fisheries as well as jobs and businesses through tourism and recreation. Approximately half of all federally managed fisheries depend on coral reefs and related habitats for a portion of their life cycles. The National Marine Fisheries Service estimates the commercial value of U.S. fisheries fr...
Estuaries and their surrounding wetlands are bodies of water usually found where rivers meet the sea. Estuaries are home to unique plant and animal communities that have adapted to brackish watera mixture of fresh water draining from the land and salty seawater. Estuaries and their surrounding wetlands are bodies of water usually found where rivers...
Invasive species can harm both the natural resources in an ecosystem as well as threaten human use of these resources. An invasive species can be introduced to a new area via the ballast water of oceangoing ships, intentional and accidental releases of aquaculture species, aquarium specimens or bait, and other means. Invasive species can harm both ...
There are many different kinds of wetlands and many ways to categorize them. NOAA classifies wetlands into five general types: marine (ocean), estuarine (estuary), riverine (river), lacustrine (lake), and palustrine (marsh). Common names for wetlands include marshes, estuaries, mangroves, mudflats, mires, ponds, fens, swamps, deltas, coral reefs, b...
The National Ocean Service (NOS) translates science, tools, and services into action, to address threats to coastal areas such as climate change, population growth, port congestion, and contaminants in the environment, all working towards healthy coasts and healthy economies.
Be sure to visit the National Ocean Service on YouTube to learn about the nation's premier federal agency for all things oceans and coasts.Please visit sourc...
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Dive beneath the surface of Earth’s oceans to discover animals as they fight to adapt. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe Watch the Full Season of H...
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Sep 15, 2016 · The ocean covers about 70 percent of our planet, provides half of the oxygen we breathe, and feeds more than a billion people — it is our planet’s life support system, but it’s also in danger....
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Mar 16, 2009 · Overview | Exploring Oceans. National Geographic. 23.6M subscribers. Subscribed. 464K views 15 years ago. The ocean produces 70 percent of the Earth's oxygen and drives our weather and the...
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